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  Crude Oil and Oil Sands

  A collection of videos that discuss oil recovery, refinery, and its prevalence and uses across Canada. Oil sands separation process and facilities are described and presented through the lens of companies invested in the oil sands.

  Type:Video
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
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  Designing a Wind Turbine Blade

  Meeting the Sustainable Energy Challenge - Designing Wind Turbine Blades Students will use materials provided / available to design the shape, number and pitch of turbine blades to produce the maximum power possible. Blades are...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Physics, Earth Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 7 9 10 11 12
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  Designing Wind Turbine Blades

  A sustainable energy design challenge : working in teams, students design the shape, number and pitch of of the blades of a wind turbine that will produce the maximum power possible. Developed by teacher Kent Lewarne, in a project...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Energy Generation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies, Physics, Environmental Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
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  Drive the Way Life Moves

  Drive the Way Life Moves uses the popular theme of transportation - and automobiles in particular - to provide real-life examples of the use and impact of petroleum resources in our daily lives. The activities explore petroleum's...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Energy Use and Conservation, Social Justice
  Subject:Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies, Physics
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Dust Bowl: Is Climate Change Starting Another One?

  This module provides students with the opportunity to explore the liklihood of a dust bowl forming in the United States (or another region globally). After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided,...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Health & Wellbeing, Technology and Skilled Trades
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Dust World

  This module introduces students to the phenomenon of dust storms and their potential health and environmental effects. After reading through the scenario and using the additional resources provided, students complete investigations to...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Air, Atmosphere and Climate, Health
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Geography, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Energy Analysis

  In this lesson, students use graphs of historical data and research historical and societal events to determine and analyze energy trends in the United States over the past 50 years.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation
  Subject:Mathematics, Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Geothermal Energy

  Geothermal energy is one of the components of the National Energy Policy: “Reliable, Affordable, and Environmentally Sound Energy for America’s Future.” This lesson includes five activities that will give your...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Green Fuel

  This activity allows students the opportunity to explore different methods for collecting solar energy and using that energy for heating, creating electricity and applying that energy to an industrial process. Experimenting with...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Technology and Skilled Trades, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Green Jobs and Economics

  This lesson will educate students about the importance of green jobs and green business practices, especially as they play an integral role in rebuilding and strengthening the economy and environment.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Business and Economics, Energy Use and Conservation, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Economics, Technology and Skilled Trades, Social Studies
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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